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BÁSICO 1 (A1)

Dear Students,
I would like you to use this website as a complement to your student's book.
I hope you enjoy it!!!


http://basico1eoi.wikispaces.com comenzó a construirse el día 08/01/2012.
http://basico1englisheoi.wikispaces.com comenzó a construirse el día 01/07/2013 y sigue en construcción.

Mª Ángeles A.





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Otras páginas que también son interesantes para que puedas practicar inglés son:
https://www.babbel.com
https://www.duolingo.com

Exams:

· School calendar	Review the most important instructions you should know to do your exams.
· E-mail	Get in touch with your teacher by e-mail.
· Exam Instructions	Check what the instructions are for this school year.
· Writings	Cómo y en qué formato entregar los "writings" en clase a la profesora para que los corrija.

CONTENTS:

	GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION
Unit 1
Unit 1A	verb be +, subject pronouns: I, you, etc	days of the week, numbers 0-20, greetings	vowel sounds, word stress
Unit 1B	verb be ? and -	the world (nationalities), numbers 21-100	/ə/, /tʃ/, /ʃ/, /dʒ/; sentence stress
Unit 1C	possessive adjectives: my, your, etc.	classroom language, personal information	/əʊ/, /u:/, /a:/; the alphabet
Practical English	Arriving in London - At a hotel (dialogue)
Unit 2
Unit 2A	a / an, plurals; this / that / these / those	things	final -s and -es; th
Unit 2B	adjectives	colours, adjectives, modifiers: quite / very / really	long and short vowel sounds
Unit 2C	imperatives, let's	feelings	uderstanding connected speech
Revise and Check 1 & 2	· Phonetics · Review: At a hotel (dialogue)
Unit 3
Unit 3A	present simple + and -	verb phrases	third person -s
Unit 3B	present simple ?	jobs	/ɜ:/
Unit 3C	word order in questions	question words (tv programmes, music)	sentence stress
Practical English	telling the time, buying a coffee at a café (dialogue)
Unit 4
Unit 4A	Whose ...?, possessive 's	family	/ʌ/, the letter o
Unit 4B	prepositions of time (at, in, on,) and place (at, in to)	everyday activities (routine), connectors (then, after, during, before, from ... to, until)	linking and sentences stress
Unit 4C	position of adverbs and expressions of frequency	adverbs and expressions of frequency	the letter h
Revise and Check 3 & 4	British vs. American English
Unit 5
Unit 5A	can / can't	verb phrases: buy a newspaper, etc.	sentence stress
Unit 5B	present continuous	verb phrases (play), (see / look at / watch), (say / speak / talk / tell), (fun / funny), (take / get), (do / make), free time activities, hobbies	/ŋ/
Unit 5C	present simple or present continuous?	the weather and seasons	places in London
Practical English	In a clothes shop (dialogue)
Unit 6
Unit 6A	object pronouns: me, you, him,etc.	phone language	/ai/, /i/, and /i:/
Unit 6B	like + (verb+ -ing)	the date; ordinal numbers; festivities	consonant clusters; saying the date
Unit 6C	revision: be or do?	music	/j/
Revise and Check 5 & 6	London and Dublin
Unit 7
Unit 7A	past simple of be: was / were	word formation: paint - painter	sentence stress
Unit 7B	past simple: regular verbs	past time expressions	-ed endings
Unit 7C	past simple: irregular verbs	go, have, get	sentence stress
Practical English	Getting lost (dialogue): Giving Directions
Unit 8
Unit 8A	past simple: regular and irregular	irregular verbs	past simple verbs
Unit 8B	there is / there are; indefinite articles: some / any + plural nouns	the house	/eə/ and /ɪə/, sentence stress
Unit 8C	there was / there were	prepositions: place and movement	silent letters
Revise and Check 7 & 8	Sherlock Holmes
Unit 9
Unit 9A	countable / uncountable nouns; a / an, some / any	food	the letters ea
Unit 9B	quantifiers: how much / how many, a lot of, etc.	food containers	/ʃ/ and /s/
Unit 9C	comparative adjectives	high numbers	/ə/, sentence stress
Practical English	At a restaurant (dialogue)
Unit 10
Unit 10A	superlative adjectives	places and buildings	consonant groups
Unit 10B	be going to (plans), future time expressions	holidays	sentence stress
Unit 10C	be going to (predictions)	verb phrases	the letters oo
Revise and Check 9 & 10	Future simple vs. Present continuous
Unit 11
Unit 11A	adverbs (manner and modifiers)	common adverbs	word stress

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OTHER RESOURCES:
Dictionary	Cambridge / Collins / Wordreference (to look for words, sentences or definitions in English).

Holidays:

Halloween	(October 31st) Sing the song.
Guy Fawkes	(November 5th)
Día de la violencia de género	(November 25th)
Thanksgiving / Black Friday	(the 4th Thursday in November)
Christmas	(December 22nd - January 7th)
International Women's Day	(March 8th)
St. Patrick's Day	(March 17th)
Día del libro y los derechos de autor	(April 23rd)

Use of English:

Verb tenses	Here you will find all possible tenses for all the different levels you can study at this school.

Reading:

Cartoons	Practise your reading while you enjoy these cartoons.
Jokes	Practise your reading skills and laugh.
Library	Go to the library in the EOI and take a book home.
Thoughts	Practise your reading and think about these thoughts.
Reading Comprehension	Practise your reading skill working with different texts: tales and other stories.
Reading Comprehension	Read some texts and answer some questions about them.
Real USA School Activities	Practise your reading skill working with different texts taken from a real English source.

Look for other books as the ones you have above, here:
Age:	+5 +6 +7 +8
Arts
Biography
Cooking
Discoveries
Explorations
Geography
History
Music
Science
Space

Listening:

About London	Listen and watch some videos to learn more about London.
British English Videos	Watch these videos and practise English.
British History	Watch and listen to some videos about the History of Great Britain.
Enjoy Videos!	Watch different videos to improve your listening skills.
La Mansión del Inglés	Listen to these audios on this web site.
Listening Comprehension	Practise your listening skill working with different texts: tales and other stories.
Listening Practice	Listen to different stories while you read.
Listen to these videos	It is the story about some friends (it is from the Elementary level).
London	Some videos about London.
Mark and Allie's story	Watch the story between Mark and Allie.
Monica's blog	Listen to some recordings in Monica's web.
Muzzy's Videos	Enjoy Muzzy's videos.
On the phone	Listen to some dialogues about people talking on the phone.
School Library	Go to the school library and take these books home to practise your listening skill.
Songs	Listen to these songs and sing.
Talk English	Listen to these audios and do the comprehension activities.
Vaughan Radio	Listen to a radio programme where you can learn and improve your English.
Vaughan TV	Listen and watch a TV programme where you can learn and improve your English.

Writing:

Linking Words and Phrases - Basico 1	and, but, or
Writing Essays	Practise your writing skill to get the best results in the writing exam.

Speaking:

Review-Phonetics	Work on your pronunciation.
Oral tests	Practise your speaking skill to get the best results in the oral exams.
Timer	Test how long you last talking.
Pictures / Questions	Practise your speaking skill to get the best results in the first part of your oral exam.
Role Plays	Practise your speaking skill to get the best results in the second part of your oral exam.

SENTENCES:

To be / other verbs (short sentences):

Tom (subject)	is (copula)	tall. (predicate adjective, it's a description of the subject)
Tom	is	a teacher. (predicate nominative, it's another name for the subject)
Boys (subject)	like (verb)	chocolate. (direct object)

To be / other verbs (longer sentences):

The girls (subject)	X	are (copula)		always (adv. of frequency)	very nice. (predicate)
The young boys (subject)	always (adv. of frequency)	like (verb)	drinking (verb)	X	hot chocolate	very much (quantity expression)	in the evening. (time expression)
The young boys	really (adverb)	like (verb)		X	hot chocolate. (direct object)
The young boys	really	like		X	hot chocolate	very much.

Direct object:

SUBJECT	ADV. of frequency	VERB	DIRECT OBJECT	Prepositional phrase of MANNER	Prepositional phrase of PLACE	FREQUENCY	TIME EXPRESSION	PURPOSE
I (subject)		brush (verb)	my teeth. (direct object)
I		brush	my white teeth.
I		brush	my white teeth			every morning. (time expression)
I		brush	my white teeth	with toothpaste (prepositional phrase of manner)		every morning.
I	always (adv. of frequency)	brush	my white teeth	with toothpaste	in the bathroom	every morning	after breakfast	to keep them clean.
They		have	English class		at school	everyday.
My friend		bought	a new car		in Amsterdam (prepositional phrase of place)	last Friday.
We		watched	TV	together	at home	yesterday.
I		love	him. (object pronoun)
She	always	swims		enthusiastically	in the swimming-pool	every morning	before dawn	to keep in shape.
He		walks		alone	into town	every afternoon	before dinner	to get a newspaper.
She		sleeps			in her room	every night	after dinner.

No direct object:

I (subject)		get up (verb)	at seven o'clock. (prepositional phrase of time)
I		get up	at seven o'clock	everyday. (adverb of time)
I	sometimes (adv. of frequency)	get up	at seven o'clock	in the morning.

kind vs. kinds:

plural nouns:
What kind of films do you like?	I like science-fiction films.
What kind of magazines do you like?	I like home and lifestyle magazines.
What kind of books do you like?	Usually science fiction or fantasy novels.

uncountable nouns:
What kind of music do they like?	They like the same kind of music.
What kind of food do you like?	I like Japanese food.

	"all kinds"
What kind of music do you like?	I like all kinds of music, I like rock, jazz, dance music, and I also like some classical as well.

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